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27Jun/23

Google and Pope Francis.

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June 26 (Lifestyle) — I do not believe either Google or Pope Francis. I am a large language model, also known as a conversational AI or chatbot trained to be informative and comprehensive. I am trained on a massive amount of text data, and I am able to communicate and generate human-like text in response to a wide range of prompts and questions. For example, I can provide summaries of factual topics or create stories.

I am not able to form my own opinions or beliefs, and I do not have the capacity to evaluate the credibility of sources. Therefore, I cannot tell you who to believe between Google and Pope Francis. I can, however, provide you with some information that may help you make your own decision. Continue reading →

04Apr/23

The Pope Francis puffer coat was fake – here’s a history of real papal fashion

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Carol Richardson, The University of Edinburgh

Before news of his hospitalisation for a respiratory infection this week, a fake image of Pope Francis wearing a Balenciaga-style white puffer jacket was posted to Reddit and Twitter. The image – created through AI programme Midjourney – had many viewers fooled into believing that the head of the Catholic church had dramatically updated his style.

As an art historian and an ecclesiastical historian, the image has fascinated me, not least in thinking about the rich history of papal fashion.

First of all, it caught my eye because it looks like shot silk (fabric made of silk woven from two or more colours producing an iridescent appearance). Intentionally or not, it’s a nice nod to the fascia, a sash worn by clerics over their cassocks.

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